Detachable lifter



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E. L. ZUKOSK! DETACHABILE LiFTER Filed Aug. 1, 1921 mvENToR Edmund L.

ATTONEY Zukasid Patented Oct. 9, 1923.

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EDMUND L ZUKOSKI, on ST. LoUrsiarssounI.

DETACHABLE LIFTER. I

Application filed august 1, 1922;. Serial No. esaeso To all whomz't mayconcern: 7

Be it knownthat LEDMUND L. ZUKOSKI, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of StwLouis, in the State of Missouri, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Detachable Lifters, of which Myinvention relates to lifters for pots,

pans and the like, and it relates more par ticularly-to detachablelifters made ofnonconducting material 7 an'd a dapted for use near theouter end thereof". v

Heretofore detachable lifters .of various forms have been made, but-inmost cases they required the handle of the pan upon which they were usedto be of special and peculiar construction; or the lifters were of suchconstruction that they could not be readily engaged with the handle ofan ordinary pan. Pans such as are ordinarily used for cooking areusually provided with a hole 'with pans having metal handles with a hole'in the handle thereof so that the pan may be conveniently hung upon ahook or nail when not in use. One of the objects of my invention is toprovide a detachable nonconducting lifter that engages the handle of apan or the like through said hole.

Further objects of my invention are, to provide a detachable,non-conducting lifter which may be quickly and easily brought intoengagement with the handle of a pan or the like; to provide a lifterwhich allows a person to remove or place a; pan from or onto a stovewithout bringing the hands in proximity to the heat from said stove; andto provide a lifter that afiords a cool hand grip at all times eventhough the handle of a pan with which the lifter is engaged is made hotwhen said pan is used for cooking upon or within a stove.

My invention is fully shown in the accompanying drawings where similarfigures are used to designate similar parts. Fig. l is an enlargedperspective view of the lifter; Fig. 2 is a view of the lifter inengagement with the handle of an ordinary pan such. as is used forcooking; Fig. 3 is a cross section of the lifter in engagement with thehandle of a pan.

Referring to the figures, it is seen that the lifter consists of anelongated body comprising at one end a hand grip portion A, and at theotherend an engaging portion-having a recess'B formed therein.Intermediate the grip-portion A and the engaging portion, at 1 or nearthe end of the 'recessB, 'there ispla'eeda hooked projectionjC; Theprojection C'is'preferablyformed of metal and providedpas shown'inFig.3, with a T-head G whereby the projection is held i'n'posit'ion' 7'on the lifter The projection G is attached to thelifter so thatthe-horizontalportion-of theh'ook thereof projects towardsthe gripportion A and, preferablyjin line with the axis of the lifter. TherecessB is preferably" made with outwardly flaring plane sides} Theordinary metal panor the'like Fused for cooking is provided with metalhandle E which has near its outer endYa perfora};

tion-or holeD wherebythe' pan maybe hung on a hook or nail when not inuse. To use the lifter the hookprojection C'is passed through the hole'Dof the handle of the pan, as shown in Fig. 2, and the handle E of thepan is engaged by the walls of the recess B, as shown in Fig. 3. 'Whenthe lifter is grasped by the grip portion A and lifted, the, hook of theprojectionC engages with that part of the handle E lying beyondthe holeD and thus prevents the outer end of the handle E from being raised outof the recess when the lifter is raised. Thewalls of the recess Bprevent the handle E from being displaced transversely of the lifter,

while the projection C prevents the handle from being displacedlongitudinally thereof. The hook of the projection C is preferably madesmall enough so that it may be easily and quickly passed through thehole D, so that the lifter may be easily engaged or disengaged with orfrom the to be lifted.

The lifter is preferably made of wood or some similar non-conductingmaterial, although it is not necessary that the engaging portion shallbe made of non-conducting mapossible to produce a device whereby hotpans may be handled with ease and dishandle of a pan terial, as it willsufiice if only the grip por 7 patch without bnrning, or heatingthehand,

and thesan'ie lifter may be used with pansior' Wide divergence of handlewidths.

What I claim as new; and'desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. The combination with autensil having a handle with a hole near itsouter end, of a detachable hfter consisting; of an elongated bodycomprising a grip portion at one end nd en agi g pQrtiOn. t he ther and.ea ermed a e aiclip fi en adapted-fie Pass re gh e l lele nd ngag -t eupp iaQe t a dh nd e nd mea sw e eby;

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h o 'q nt me ia ea rlr iiti ns a apte 9.- eenir rd yt llre gh. a d ole-ad enga e" the p r, iriac et aid hand e, in a-m ns:

h r by. i n ee m iw Qt d lifter is maintained in alined relatiqn beneath said handle. 7 1 ,7 V V Tlle mbinet qe w th iu ensil-haringe ahandle with a hole near its 011ter,,e nd, 0f

a detachable-lifter consist-ingot an elongated body comprising anon-conducting grip portion at one endand an engaging portion at theother end, means intermediate said portions adapted to pass upwardlythrough said hole and engage the upper surface of said handle and a,recess in said, engaging portion' adapted to receive said handle wherebysaidhandle maintained in alined' posi ion w h said engagi g porti n. or

he cqmhinatie fi iith a t si havin pol iOH, ad pted to receive-1, saidhand e rel ation with said lif er. In; witness whereof name to thisspecification-.5

W erebysaid h ndle is maintainedainalined EDMUNDL. ZUKOS L i a I; havesigned; my;

